Paper ice cream cup



Jan. 14, 1936. WOOD 2,027,802

- PAPER ICE CREAM CUP Filed June 26, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 rgi,

Jan. 14, 1936. A. c. WOOD PAPER ICE CREAM CUP 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledJune 26, 1953 Jan. 14, 1936. c woojj Q 2,027,802

PAPER ICE CREAM CUP Filed June 26, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 drzdrezw 61'Z/aaai.

Patented Jan. 14, 1936 i Q 2,027,802

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAPER ICE CREAM CUP Andrew C. Wood, Chicago,Ill., assignor to Vortex Cup Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation ofDelaware Application June 26, 1933, Serial No. 677,662

1 Claim. (Cl. 229-415) This invention relates to cups made of paperFigure '7 is an enlarged side view of a cup made and the like and moreparticularly to paper cups from the blank shown in Figure 6. adapted tohold a frozen confection, such as ice Figure 8 is a viewof a blank formaking still cream and the like. another form of cup embodying myinvention.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- Figure 9 is an enlargedside view of a cup made vide a paper cup adapted to receive a frozenconfrom the blank shown in Figure 8. fection and which has one ormoretear tabs by Figure 10 is a View Of a blank for making a means ofwhich the cup may be stripped from the further form of cup emb dy P p eof my frozen confection by the consumer. invent on.

Another object of this invention is to provide i re 11 is an' nl rg i viw f a p 10 a cup, made from a blank having opposite side ade from the ba S ow in F u wall portions, folded about an intermediate trans- Figure12 s a V w o a blank forvmaking &

verse line of fold, with their edges cemented '00- t l further o of C pembodying principles gether, with means whereby the cup may be y v treadily stripped from afrozen confection therein. Figure 3 is nenlarsed'side Vi w f a c p 15 In accordance with the general features ofthis made from the blank Shown in Figure invention, there'is providedseveral forms of cups The reference Character I d at ol the above-notedcharacter, each of which is erelly & D blank having pp Side Wall p madefrom a blank having oppositely disposed tions ii d m which a Slightly st w side wall portions, folded about an intermediate reference to eachth r. p rt i! as a transverse line of fold, with their edges cementedOuter Curved edge i3 and inwardly COYlVergihEI together; one or more ofthe edges being provided Side edges M and Similarly, the portion 52 withan extension or tab by means of whichthe has an Outer Curved edge and wd y C0ncup may be stripped from a frozen confectionary verging Side edgs W a d 8- mass. At the junction of the inner extremities of Inaccordance with still other features of this 1Jhese inwardly Converginge d s he e Will invention there is provided a cup of the aforesaid befound in Figure 1 a dotted e which des characteristics which has anaturally extended Dates a transverse line of fold about which the openform with a rounded open mouth tapering portions are l d in theformation of a up in wedge-like form to a transverse bottom line of Suchas that illustrated in Figures 3 and fold, the cup being securedtogether only along in Figure Ii? Shellid be noted at s e its edgesdiverging f o it li of fold and one that if these portions are folded inone direction, or more of these edges is provided with an extencup Suchas that shown in Figures 2, 3 d sion adapted to be used in readilystripping the is produced. On t other a d, f h s p rcup from a, frozenconfection tions are folded in the opposite direction, the

Other objects and features of this invention will Shape of the r w bereversed s ow in more fully appear from the following detailed de-Figure scription taken in connection with the accom- Each of the Sideedges M d i3 iS p v d panying drawings which illustrate severalemadjacent inner. extremities of these Side edges,

bodim t t and in which with a slight extension 2l-22. These extensions40 Figure 1 is a View of a blank fo making one are adapted to serve asstripping tabs whereby form of cup embodying my invention the cup may bestripped from a frozen confec- Figure 2 is a side view of a cup madefrom the tlonary mass y the consumer" blank Shown in Figure 1. Themarginal portions of the blank adjacent Figure 3 is another side view ofthe same cup. i edges H are provided with p" Figure 4 is a plan View ofthe cup shown in titious material in the form of dabs of adhesiveFigures 2 and 3 for securing the side walls M and l2 together in thefinished cup. These dabs of adhesive are 5 2 g to i 2 showmg illustratedby dotted circles 25 in Figure l and 3 1g 10.11 0 8 1 ustrated m may beapplied toeither side of the correspondthe previous figures, the cupbeing made from mg side wan portions depending upon the same blank. lwhich way the side wall portions M and I12 are s e 6 s a v of a blankfor makms folded about the transverse line of fold 2t. other form-of cupembodyl g the features o my Needless to say, these dabs of adhesive willbe invention. oppositely disposed in the cup shown in Figure 5 from.those employed in the cups shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4.

In lieu of applying the adhesive in dabs as indicated at 25, if sodesired, a, crystallizing glue 5 may be applied along the margins I5 andl! in strip-like form, either 'of these methods providing for the readyseparation of the cup seams when the cup is stripped from a confection.In other words, the adhesive should only be of such 10 amount andcharacter as to merely hold the cup in shape but at the same time beinginsufl'icient to preclude ready separation of the glued surfaces whenthe blank is stripped from a confection therein, by means of thestripping tabs 2i and 22. 15 It will be noted in Figures 2 to 5 that thecup formed from the blank has a rounded open mouth which issubstantially self-extended and that the body of the cup tapersdownwardly from the rounded mouth in wedge-like form to the trans- 20verse line of fold 20 or bottom of the cup. The

line of fold is of suflicient length to throw substantially the entirebody portion of the cup into elliptical section.

Now it will of course'be understood that when 5 a consumer desires tostrip the cup from the frozen confection therein, such strippingoperation may be readily effected by pulling on the opposite strippingtabs 2| and 22 whereby the glued surfaces may be pulled apart.

30 In Figures 6 and 7 I have illustrated a modification of the cup orblank previously described. The principal difference between this formof the invention and the previously described one resides in the factthat the stripping tabs or ex- 35 tensions 2| and 22' are disposedadjacent the outer extremities of the side edges I4 and I8 of the sidewallportions H and I 2' of the blank l, instead of adjacent the innerextremities of the side edges as is the case of the previously 40described form of the invention. This blank ID as in thecase of theblank i0, is folded on a transverse line of fold 20 and the edgesthereof are glued together to form the cup illustrated in Figure 7. Theassembly and use of this cup is otherwise substantially the same as thatof the greviously described modification of the inven- In Figures 8 and9 there is illustrated a still further form of the invention in whichthe strip- 50 ping tabs are both formed on the same side portion ofthecup blank. The blank H0 includes oppositely disposed side wallportions II I and I I2 which terminate between the ends of the blank ina transverse line of fold such as that desig- 55 nated by the dottedline I20. The side wall portion Ill includes a curved outer edge H3 andinwardly converging side edges 4 and H5. Similarly, the side wallportion H2 includes an outer curved edge H6 and inwardly converging 60side edges H1 and H8.

The side portion H2 has the inner extremities of the edges I I1 and H8terminating in stripping extensions or tabs l2l and I22. These strippingtabs l2l and I22 are adapted, in the finished cup 5 as best shown inFigure 9, to be disposed on the same side of the cup.

. Either of the two portions Ill and 2 may have its margins adjacent theconverging side edges thereof provided with spaced dabs of ad- 70hesive, such, for example, as those designated by ,the dotted circlesI25 in Figure 8, or, as stated above, the margins maybe striped withcrystallizing glue, if so desired.

With the exception of the arrangement of the 7 tabs, the assembly andthe use of the cup shown in Figure 9 is substantially the same as thatof the previously described forms of ,theinvention and for that reasonno further description of the same is thought to be necessary. 4

In Figures 10 and 11 there is shown another 5 somewhat modified form ofthe invention. In this instance, a blank 2l0, somewhat similar in shapeto that shown in Figure 8, is formed with oppositely disposed side wallportions 2 and 2l2, terminating between the ends of a blank in 10atransverse line of fold as designated by the dotted line 220. The sidewall portion 2 includes side edges 2 and 2l5, converging somewhatarcuately toward the line 220; and the side wall portion 2l2 includesinwardly converging 15 side edges 2|! and 2l8.

It will be noted that while the side wall portion 2l2 includes anarcuate outer edge M6, the side wall portion 2 is provided with asubstantially straight outer edge 226. The outer edge 226 terminates ateach end thereof in an arcuate portion to form stripping tabs HI and222. It will be seen that, in this modification, the stripping tabs willfall adjacent the top of the finished cup, and while these strippingtabs are on the same side wall portion of the blank, they are on theopposite wall portion of the blank with respect to the form shown inFigures 8 and 9.

For holding the cup in folded position, adhesive dabs 225 may beprovided as shown on the wall portion 2l2 or may be provided on theportion 2 if so desired. As pointed out hereinabove, if so desired,crystallizing glue may be used in strip form along the respectivemargins in lieu of the adhesive dabs.

Asis the case with the previously discussed modification of thisinvention, the blank 2l0 may be folded into cup shape by any suitablecup forming machinery. It will be noted that the wall portion 2 is cutof such a size that the stripping tabs 22! and 222 will project abovethe general upper periphery of the cup after the blank has been foldedon the line 220, whereby, when it is desired to strip the cup from thefrozen confectionery mass, access may be had to the stripping tabs fromthe top of the frozen mass and cup units It will also be seen that,while, when the blank is in flat position, the edge 226 is substantiallystraight, when the blank is folded into a cup having a substantiallycircular top, the edge 226 arcs downwardly below the opposite edge 2l6on the other wall portion of the cup, thereby adding to the facilitywith which the stripping tabs may be grasped by a consumer.

The assembly of the cup shown in Figure 11 is slightly different fromthat of the previously described modifications, in that the wall portion2| I overlies both of the margins adjacent the side edges 2|! and 2|8 ofthe wall portion 2l2. With this difference of assembly and the differentlocation of the stripping tabs, the ultimate use of the cup shown' inFigure 11 is substantially the same as thatpr'eviously described.

In Figures 12 and 13 still another embodiment of the present inventionis illustrated, this embodiment being similar in many details to thatshown in Figures 10 and 11. The blank shown in Figure 12 has similarwall portions, the same line of fold, the same side edges on the wallportions, and the adhesive or glue maybe applied in similar fashion asin the blank shown in Figure 10.

The principal difference between the blank 2"! and the blank 2l 0resides in the fact that the wall portion 2| l' is provided with anouter arcuate edge 22! which terminates at its ends 75,

in rounded portions to form the stripping tabs HI and 222. When theblank is folded into cup form, as hereinabove described, the outer edge22'! falls even with the outer edge 2| 6' of the opposite wall portion2| 2' so that the upper circular periphery of the finished cup issubstantially smooth.

In this instance, however, the cup formed from the blank 2") has thestripping tabs 22] and 222' adjacent the top and on the same side wallbut accessible from the sides of the cup, these tabs having their sideedges projecting outwardly substantially laterally without following thecontour of the cup, as best seen in Figure 13.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a simplecup forming blank in which there is only one line of fold, and whichblank may be readily formed into cup shape by any suitable cup. formingmachinery in a very simplified manner, it being only necessary to foldthe blank along one line and unite the side walls by a simple cementingoperation. In addition, it will be noted that the cup may be readilystripped from a frozen confectionary mass contained therein, the cupbeing highly suitable for the purposes designed, and economical tomanufacture.

Now I desire it understood that although I have illustrated anddescribed in detail the preferred embodiments of this invention, theinvention is not to be thus limited, but only insofar as defined by thescope and spirit of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

As an article of manufacture, a cup adapted to contain a frozenconfection and arranged to be subsequently stripped from its contents,said cup being formed from a blank comprising a single sheet outtoprovide a pair of opposed sectorshaped side walls having inwardlyconverging edges and joined at their narrow portions, said blank beingfolded about a single transverse line of fold and having overlappedmarginal portions on opposite sides of the cup secured together byadhesive of such amount and character as merely to hold the cup in shapebut being insuflicient to preclude ready separation of the side edgeswhen the blank is stripped from the confection therein, and a pluralityof stripping tabs extending freely from opposite secured portions of thecup and by means of which said cup may be stripped from its contents bypulling said tabs in opposite directions away from the cup body. ANDREWC. WOOD.

